President Barack Obama says the economy is starting to show "glimmers of hope." ...more

April 10, 2009

Is the president prepared to nationalize the nation's banking system? ...more

January 31, 2009

The New York Times recently reported that "the Obama Administration and Democratic leaders in Congress are already dancing around one of the most politically delicate questions" of our day. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Senate on Monday confirmed New York Federal Reserve Bank chief Timothy Geithner as President Barack Obama's treasury secretary despite tax problems that might have sunk his nomination in less desperate times. ...more

January 26, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama wants more transparency and strict guidelines for using the second $350 billion of the bailout fund Congress approved last fall to stabilize the nation's financial system. ...more

January 11, 2009

Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be Barack Obama's commerce secretary, according to an Associated Press report. ...more

January 4, 2009

After consulting with economists from across the political spectrum, President-elect Barack Obama's advisers are contemplating an economic recovery plan that could cost as much as $1 trillion over two years. ...more

December 18, 2008

Criticizing the White House directly for the first time since November's election, President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday accused President Bush of not doing enough to stem the nation's home foreclosure crisis. ...more

December 8, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama on Monday plans to officially announce that Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton will be his secretary of state and name other appointees to top posts in his administration. ...more

December 1, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama's picks for his Cabinet are reassuring because they have Washington experience - unless they're disappointing for that very reason. ...more

December 1, 2008